“At first, I thought it was crazy, but then I warmed up to it. Being with him [Joie], you realize there’s a lot of other wild animals, and he’s the craziest of the animals!” laughed Chris Young, Caswell's son.

Even though he’s a certified emotional support animal, Henney doesn’t bring Wally everywhere, like restaurants.

He knows his size might not be welcomed at the dinner table.

In other places, Henney says his Walligator is greeted with open arms.

“Lowes - there’s quite a few people who get to hold him and stuff, and then they get in trouble... 'you’re supposed to be working, not playing with gators!" said Henney with a smile.

Henney swears Wally wouldn’t hurt a fly... okay, maybe a fly, but not a person.

“Lions and tigers and bears are… alligators are really different from that. They are really mild. They don’t like biting people," he said.